WASHINGTON — The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is pleased to announce it has received a record level of funding of more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) to promote U.S. organic products around the world in 2023. The award, totaling $1,011,911 in new funding to the association, is an […]

ITHACA, N.Y. — A team of researchers has sequenced the Honeycrisp apple genome, a boon for scientists and breeders working with this popular and economically important cultivar. Sequenced with state-of-the-art technologies, the genome – available open-sourced for anyone to access – provides a valuable resource for understanding the genetic basis of important traits in apples […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Apple Truck, which brings fresh, crisp Michigan apples on tour, has announced that it has signed University of Michigan freshman football player Peter Simmons III to represent its brand. Simmons, a native son of Ann Arbor, has returned home to play for the Wolverines after moving to Florida as a child, […]